Sentient Psychotherapy Blog
Courage to Create the Conditions for Healing
By Joy Ripplinger LMHC
When you resist, judge, control or dismiss your unwanted thoughts, feelings and experiences, you remain locked in a destructive pattern that works against you. By learning to see, accept and care about your own suffering, on the other hand, you develop a compassionate stance that gives rise to your body’s innate capacity to heal old emotional and psychological wounds. It takes courage to create the conditions for healing, but therapy can help.
3 Ways ACT Therapy Enhances Well-being
By Joy Ripplinger LMHC
ACT Therapy, also known as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, is an evidence-based approach that is considered a “third-wave” form of CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. If you’re shopping for a therapist, it can get confusing wondering which approach or style will work best for you. Therapy is a big commitment of time and money. You deserve to understand how your therapy will work and what to expect before even walking in the door.
You Can Shine
By Joy Ripplinger
When my daughter was 8 years old, she made a sign out of construction paper stating, “You Can Shine” and taped it to our kitchen wall. Over 10 years later, this work of art remains fixed on our kitchen wall and it acts as a daily reminder that it is, indeed, okay to shine!